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Monday, May 26, 2014
The Thames Tunnel
It was the first tunnel built under a navigable river, constructed way back between 1825 and 1843 by the 20 year old Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his dad, Sir Marc.
It almost killed him. There were several floods and half a dozen workers were downed, and when we went through there was an ominous sound of water trickling from somewhere:
So after it finally got built it was eventually taken over by the world's oldest underground railway, the tube.
It took about fifteen minutes to walk to north London and another fifteen minutes back again, passing this plaque:
And the reason for all that effort, the piles of money and the death of the workers?
The docks, filled with thousands upon thousands of ships, whose tall masts prevented a bridge being built but drove demand for better transport links between south and north of the river.
Even deep underground you can't escape London's maritime history.
Update 1: there's a BBC video from inside the tunnel here.
Update 2: the ITV news article on the tunnel walk seems to have difficulty with the concept of 18th vs. 19th century.
6 comments:
- O Docker said...
Glad you made it through without becoming part of London's maritime history.
Friends of ours are Brunel fans and organized a recent tour of the UK around visits to some of his more famous works. There are, apparently, quite a few monuments and plaques in his honor scattered about.
I think we came across one in Portsmouth.
- 6:44 am
- JP said...
In a recent public survey of who was the "Greatest" Briton Brunel came second only to Churchill.
- 8:09 am
- Doc Häagen-Dazs said...
Hey JP. I gotto see the Thames a couple years ago. If only just from from the banks! I felt I was standing on holy ground.
- 2:46 pm
- JP said...
If you get too close to the Thames it turns into very muddy ground. And sometimes you don't know what's under the mud - there are all sorts of tunnels, some secret, going underneath the river.
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- bonnie said...
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- JP said...
I visited the Brunel museum the week before on the Thames walk to Greenwich and it was full of fascinating facts.
For example the earth that was taken out was re-used to make the bricks that lined the tunnel.
And after the flooding Brunel himself was lowered to the bottom of the Thames in a diving bell so he could drop sand bags on the leak
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Lisa Sollars' "Aha!" moment came at the tender age of 7 when she broke her arm and came face-to-face with healthcare professionals. Through that nurturing experience, Sollars knew exactly what was in store for her future: a nursing career. Sollars' childhood epiphany came true following graduation from Missouri Western State University and nursing school in the mid-1980s when she went to work at a hospital in St. Joseph, MO. In 1986 Sollars took an orthopedic surgical nurse job at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, and that has been her place of employment for 25 years. Known as a take-charge individual whose passion for the profession has motivated many young nurses she's mentored over the years, Sollars has dedicated herself to the patient experience.
Because of that unwavering commitment to excellence in patient care for a quarter century, Lisa Sollars, RN, received Research Medical Center's coveted Medical Staff Appreciation Award during a late 2010 ceremony. Robert Bruce, MD, has worked with Sollars since 1988 and presented the award. "Lisa has witnessed many changes in the operating room at Research Medical Center," says Bruce. "She has remained very committed to Research and in addition to being a busy surgical nurse, took care of two foster children at separate times during her demanding career. That required a lot of physical and emotional stress, but she remained firm and dedicated."
The Medical Staff Appreciation Award was developed in 1981 at Research Medical Center with the purpose of recognizing employees who play a non-physician, non-administrative and non-trustee role at the hospital. Recipients are honored for their continuous efforts, loyalty and support of the hospital's mission to provide compassionate patient care. Like the honorees before her, Sollars receives financial support for an educational conference to further her nursing knowledge.
Katherine Burton, director of Surgical Services at Research Medical Center, says Sollars has played an integral role in shaping many of the surgery department's staff. "Lisa took me under her wing many years ago and inspired me to be the best nurse I could be," says Burton. "It comes to me as no surprise that she would receive this great honor from the physicians. Lisa's support of the surgeons is constantly proven through her drive to supply them with the right equipment, instruments and trained staff to provide the best possible patient care."
Kevin Hicks, chief executive officer of Research Medical Center, says Sollars is a shining example of the "care" in healthcare. "She has dedicated herself to Research Medical Center's patients, surgeons and staff and we are all honored to work beside her," says Hicks.
Burton says Sollars has a personal expression familiar to her colleagues. "She often says at the end of a day, 'See you tomorrow. They're counting on us,'" says Burton. "By 'they,' Lisa means every patient, surgeon and staff member that she comes in contact with on a daily basis.'"

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COLONIE -- Ask octogenarian and former College of St. Rose President Louis Vaccaro how old he is and before he answers, he'll tell you his parents must have made a mistake on his birth certificate. The youthful 81-year-old is something of an over-achiever who even in his retirement keeps a schedule that would tire a colleague half his age. Vacaro, who resides in Las Vegas, served as president of St. Rose from 1983 to 1996. Prior to that, he held high-ranking posts at five other colleges and universities across the U.S. He earned a bachelor's degree, two master's degrees and a doctorate in higher education in psychology. But before all of that, he delivered newspapers and shined shoes to help his family pay the bills. Vaccaro recently put it all down on paper and titled it "Around the Corner, from Shoeshine Boy to College President," in an autobiography published by Infinity Publishing in Conshohocken, Penn. He was born in Los Angeles in 1930 to a second-generation family of Italian immigrants native to Southern Italy and grew up during the Depression. "I was one of seven children," Vaccaro said. "My father was a plumber by trade but he took a job as a taxi cab driver and a truck driver when he couldn't find one as a plumber. He also began selling newspapers to make ends meet." In fact, everyone in the family worked to help out. Louis went to work for his father delivering newspapers for the Los Angeles Times. It was a turbulent time for a youngster. "We lived in a multi-ethnic neighborhood and fought our own wars there during the Second World War," he said. "We eventually moved to Tarzana and after I finished eighth grade we moved to Van Nuys." Growing up in an era when working multiple jobs was the norm instilled in Vaccaro an appreciation for the value of hard work, as did the uncompromising work ethic of his father. "My father saw education as the way to avoid the ranks of the common laborer and would often tell me to stay in school so I did not have to work with my back and my hands," Vaccaro said. "'Do something where you can use your brain,' he said." Vaccaro took that message to heart. Ultimately, he made it his mission to turn struggling institutions of higher learning into successful and prosperous businesses. He served as assistant to the vice president for academic affairs at Marquette University in Milwaukee, vice president for academic affairs at the University of Portland, Oregon, college president at Siena Heights College in Michigan, Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire and Maycrest College in Iowa. During his tenure at St. Rose, enrollment rose 53 percent, graduate enrollment rose 100 percent, full and part-time faculty rose 35 percent and the campus welcomed students from 30 countries. Centers for music and science were launched under his leadership. While an administrator, Vaccaro developed a penchant for introducing programs supporting international education, which he later discovered could be a shot in the arm financially to colleges and universities operating without them. Creating opportunities for foreign students to study in the U.S. was perhaps one of his most gratifying achievements, he said. Vaccaro recalled two students from China -- brothers Jacob and Maurice Chi -- whom he met in their hometown of Qingdao on his first trip to China in 1989. "They were 24 and 26 at the time, and they knew a total of 12 words of English," he said. "Jacob was working as a violin player in a minor orchestra and Maurice was employed in a tofu factory maintaining the machinery. Each earned less than $30 per month and lived in a one room apartment. Their parents begged me to help them get to the U.S. to study." The brothers had only enough money to pay for one-way airfare and once in the U.S. would not be able to afford tuition, books or room and board. Never-the-less, Vaccaro championed the pair, brought them to Michigan and advocated on their behalf so that they could attend Siena Heights College. "The faculty there fought me tooth and nail because their English was so poor," Vaccaro said. "I fought for them and finally got them admitted." Four years later, Jacob graduated first in his class with a degree in music and Maurice earned a degree in math and computer science. Jacob went on to earn masters and doctorate degrees in music, and landed a job as conductor at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. "Today he is a professor at Colorado State University and conductor of the symphony orchestra in Pueblo, Colorado and in Mexico," he said. "Maurice went on to earn a Masters at RPI and is today an executive with Thompson Reuters in Boston." Both brothers are affluent U.S. citizens in a country that gave them a chance to prove themselves, Vaccaro said.. "Obviously they both believe in (and have demonstrated) the American dream," he added. In all, Vaccaro assisted more than 300 Chinese students in coming to the U.S. to begin and complete their studies. If you ask Vaccaro what he believes his greatest contributions are, he is at first reluctant to answer. But he eventually finds the words. "I suppose it is that I have been able to help shape several smaller Catholic colleges and universities by introducing the initiatives of international education, focusing on the essential of attracting the best faculty and students and helping to build community within those colleges and universities," he said. "In looking back on my track record I hope folks will see evidence of those initiatives and overlook many mistakes I may have made. Of course I am proud, as well, of my beautiful family, with special credit to my current wife and my former wife -- both of whom deserve the most credit for all the good that exists." Over the years, Vaccaro received several awards and honors, including honorary degrees from Vermont College of Norwich University, St. Martin's College, Olympia, Washington; and The College of Saint Rose in Albany. In 1996, he was named Honorary Distinguished Professor of Dalian Normal University in China, and in 2001 he was named Honorary President of Aurora College in Shanghai, China. He also was honored by UAlbany as the Academic Citizen Laureate Awardee in 1995, and in 1989 received the Golden Lion Award from the Sons of Italy, Intangible Lodge, Albany. During February and March of 2004, Vaccaro was the Fulbright Senior Specialist in Honduras at the Universidad Pedagogica Nacional Francisco Morazon (UPNFM). He currently touts the impressive title of senior advisor for the Office of International Affairs at the University of Science and Technology in Hefei, China.
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If we want to close the ambition gap, a good first step might be learning how to shake our heads.
There's this great quote from Feminist icon Germaine Greer: When we talk about women having it all, what they really have all of is the work." She was being somewhat facetious. But then again, not so much.
Which leads me to wonder: Would women be more powerful if we could just say no? A couple of recent studies just say yes.
Some say that women are hard-wired to please. Others say we're socialized that way. In either case, we see it all the time: Good little girls doing as they're told at home, eager for the stamp of approval from mommy or daddy. Older girls sitting still in class and turning in their homework on time to please their teachers.
But what's surprising is that, according to a new study, even those of us raised with the "you go, girl" rhetoric never seem to outgrow our eagerness to please. According to a piece in the Wall Street Journal, a paper presented at the American Economic Association meeting earlier this month confirms that even when we grow up, we're much more likely to say "yes" when we want to say "no".
The study focused on 47 business-school students who were asked to recall a time when they were asked to do a favor on the job when they really didn't want to. And guess what?
The female participants did the favor, even though they were five times more likely than males to report having felt worn out. Perhaps they obliged because they were also twice as likely to have been worried about the consequences of saying no.
Ya think? The researchers further postulated that this willingness to do favors "may lead them to become overburdened with low-skill tasks."
In other words, when we find ourselves locked into a continuing chorus of "Sure, I'll be happy to…", it not only saps our time, but zaps our power as well.
So much for the need to say no when we're at work. Head on over to the homefront and you find another related power drain: According to a new study out of The University of California at Berkeley and Emory University, women who rule the roost at home are less likely "to pursue promotions and other career advancement steps at the office." In other words, when you're the CEO at home, you're much less likely to ever come close to the C-suite at work:
"It appears that being in charge of household decisions may bring a semblance of power to women's traditional role, to the point where women may have less desire to push against the obstacles to achieving additional power outside the home," said UC Berkeley psychologist Serena Chen, a co-author of the study.
Despite the feminist movement and other gender equity efforts, women largely retain authority over child-rearing and household chores and finances, with men deferring to their expertise in these matters, researchers point out. This paradigm has had an impact on women's career choices, the study implies.
Whether all this power over domestic decisions takes away our ambition by fulfilling our innate need for power – or simply drains our energy– who knows for sure. But, says Chen, when it comes to seizing power in the workplace, we ought to let some go at home. Women need to "at least partially abdicate their role of ultimate household deciders, and men must agree to share such decision making."
In other words, there's only so much of us to go around, and we should use ourselves wisely. The first step might be to reconsider the messaging we've been raised with: As we've written here and in our book, told we can have it all, we heard we must do it all. Told we can do anything, we heard that we could do everything — and we'd better do it perfectly. We are told to be grateful for all the choices we have, and, of course, we are, but the one crucial message that never got sent was this: every choice entails a trade-off. If you're doing A, you can't be doing B.
Or, in light of the studies above, you can't be doing favors for someone else at work, and still have time to charge ahead on your own projects. Nor, apparently, can you run the household like a CEO — and have any mojo left when it comes to climbing the ladder at work. Which is to say, we need to give ourselves permission to let go. Or even abdicate. Even if it means that some things get done less than perfectly. Or not at all.
When you think about it, it's all pretty simple. All we need do is learn to say no.


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Joined: 09 Oct 2005
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Location: Girona, Spain
Posted: Thu 20 Oct 2005, 10:01
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Security under Puppy: remote access
Hi All
I have been giving security issues a thought. Puppy boots as root without any password (although it can be added by using passwd).
My question is: whenever Puppy is up and running under xwindows, is it possible to access the computer remotely in any way under normal or specific circumstances?
I assume that all ports are closed unless specifically opened, but... e.g. imagine I have used Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to go back to the prompt; Ctrl+Alt+F2 to open a second prompt window; started an ftp download on that window; then gone back to the first window and back to xwindows with xwin. Thus, whenever ftp port is open because something is being downloaded from the Net, can anyone access that port, supposing no software or hardware firewall is active?
In case the answer to this long question is no, then does it mean that basically a Linux system would not be vulnerable by default?
The only thing I have been able to try is, telnet'ing my Puppy from a Windows98 system with telnet on its prompt, and it just said the machine was not available. Of course I could not try wget from Windoze.
Really looking forward to solving this issue which would mean peace of mind for security on a machine that is not actively visiting harmful sites.
I assume that if that was the case then no Trojans could get into the machine and noone could gain access to the information on it or take over the machine... or else...
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Posted: Thu 20 Oct 2005, 12:58
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Hi goncal,
I don't know the answer to your question
but perhaps you'll be interested in these pages
(you can do the security tests, http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/ and
http://www.grc.com as suggested)
Xportscan.pup & hosts_file.pup
hosts file in /etc
Look for Quicktables, Monmotha Firewall, Privoxy and Tor in the Internet session and F-Prot Antivirus in the AntiVirus session
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Posted: Thu 20 Oct 2005, 20:53
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Of course I could not try wget from Windoze
when i use Windows, i usually use wget to download large files (actually, it's been months since i last booted Windows, but anyway)
for example:
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Posted: Fri 21 Oct 2005, 04:04
Post subject:
Hi there
Thanks for your posts, the links proved to be very interesting. I will try wget for Windows, I find it so hassle-free - and am so happy to go back to prompt commands on Linux as XP does not like users opening command windows.
I read somewhere that a telnetd and an ftpd are daemons that might be running under Linux, but as when I invoked them from the prompt I was left with a 'file not found' message I infer they are not shipped with, and are not running as standard under, our beloved Puppies. Which is good.
Also I discovered that Morizot firewall appears to work quite well as I started the FTP server on Puppy and could not get access to it even from within the home LAN (another computer connected to it directly). Uninstalling Morizot gained me access to the FTP server.
I also tried doing all this from the command line xwinless i.e. ctrl alt backspace, and when Morizot was running some messages came up on the screen letting me know that the firewall was blocking access, for telnet and ftp. Without Morizot telnet did not work anyway (absence of telnetd?) but blocking messages did not come up.
Is there any way I can start - stop Morizot from the prompt?
Thanks - Greetings -
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Posted: Fri 21 Oct 2005, 04:57
Post subject:
I started the FTP server on Puppy and could not get access to it
i think the firewall is /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall-morizot
if it's setup, you can type
/etc/rc.d/rc.firewall-morizot stop
to stop it
to start it, type
you can allow incoming ports by editing it
for example, for ftp:
you could symlink it to the cli PATH, for example, /root/my-applications/bin
i copy the rc.firewall-morizot file to /root/my-applications/bin and rename it
... then i can start the firewll by typing
or stop it by typing
fw stop
you can have more than one copy with different ports enabled ... for example, i have a copy that allows bit torrent ports, that starts from the script that starts Azureus
i find the firewall logging annoying when i shut down X and use console mode, so i changed the firewall script slightly to turn off logging
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Posted: Fri 21 Oct 2005, 10:18
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There are several things that need to happen for someone to access your puppy computer.
- You need to have the port Open. If you close the port with a firewall, either in the router or in puppy noone will get in (Of course assuming there are no bugs in the firewall).
- You need to have a program listening in that port. Puppy does not start any of those programs by default.
- For SSH, or FTP, or VNC, etc, the 'atacker' must know or crack your password. If you initiate one of those services, make sure you choose a good password (Leters, numbers, and long enough e.g. kabo0dle).
Regarding Telnet: Puppy does not have a telnet server, but there is a sshd server DotPup. Again, you need to install sshd, activete it, assign a good root password, assign a good password to any other user you have created, open the port.
At home here is the routine that even my kids follow:
- Open the port in the firewall
- Do whatever you have to do in that port (p2p, or ssh, ot vnc, or whatever)
- Close the port.
We never leave ports open for longer than necessary.
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Posted: Fri 21 Oct 2005, 10:57
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Smashing really
, your answers are perfect and Rarsa, you confirm what I thought was right, but it is good to know that Puppy does NOT start any daemons listening to open ports - now I am quite sure I am safe when running Puppy and will stay so.
I am sure you could probably do that with Knoppix but it is so complete and full of options and software that it feels like there must be something running in the background you would not like it to run - or am I mistaken?
Thanks again, cheers
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Posted: Fri 21 Oct 2005, 19:34
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Oops - just realized I have been not logging in when posting replies - a newbie really with Forums am I - sorry
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Posted: Fri 21 Oct 2005, 20:42
Post subject: small, fast and light
This is one of the last Windows pages I was involved with writing.
You will see there is a security section (may be slightly out of date):
30% of my time was occupied with ensuring the computer was safe.
With Puppy, Morizot on . . . and away ya go. There is a lot more to contend with on Windows.
If you are able to use the menu 3 (do not touch the HD)
at Puppy boot up and quickly add your settings,
put on Morizot and connect to the internet.
That would take me, now I am a more experienced Pup, about 2 minutes. Now do your banking, buying or whatever.
Then turn off your computer and the memory is cleared. You can understand how secure this is.
My inclination is towards on line storage of data. I find it convenient.
However some things are best done with a small, fast and light Linux. We call it Puppy. Woof woof.
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Posted: Tue 25 Oct 2005, 13:46
Post subject: Re: small, fast and light - menu 3?
[quote="Anonymous"] If you are able to use the menu 3 (do not touch the HD) at Puppy boot up and quickly add your settings,
put on Morizot and connect to the internet.
That would take me, now I am a more experienced Pup, about 2 minutes. Now do your banking, buying or whatever.
Very wise words you used in your message, Guest. Now I did not understand about menu 3 as as far as I know it only lets you choose which HD to use and not add my settings. What more could I do with that menu?
Yes Puppy is the way to go after all those horrible Win security holes which you need to fill in with a patch and I must have something like 25 patches installed on my machine. How about that for software efficiency. Not to speak of a complicated and easily corrupted Registry, the horrible collection of prefetch files, all those daemons that remain in memory with which you are unsure what to do as some of them are controlling things you need in your system...
Cheers, Gon�al
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Posted: Tue 25 Oct 2005, 13:52
Post subject: 386sx under DOS 2MB RAM -> Web browser??
Hello again Guest
I was flabbergasted when I had a look at HolyGeeks and I found a section recommending DOS web browsers for old machines.
Would those actually work on an old 386sx machine with a numeric coprocessor and 2MB of RAM, 80MB HD?
Now that would be an exciting experience.
Cheers Gon�al
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Joined: 04 May 2005
Posts: 15588
Location: Paradox Realm
Posted: Tue 25 Oct 2005, 16:01
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The guest was me Lobster
(for security reasons logging in as guest)
. . . actually I did not sign in . . .
As long as you have a modem or other connection
a 386sx running Freedos and a browser would work.
I should imagine it would also be rather secure.
People tend to hack windows or unix servers
I should imagine.
One of the strangest experiences in Puppy is one of the command line
browsers (I think available as dot pup)
I used this to get a message onto this forum but it was hard going
using such a tool.
Anyway good luck
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Joined: 04 May 2005
Posts: 13653
Location: Arizona USA
Posted: Tue 25 Oct 2005, 16:05
Post subject: Re: small, fast and light - menu 3?
goncal wrote:
...I did not understand about menu 3. As as far as I know it only lets you choose which HD to use and not add my settings. What more could I do with that menu?
Goncal, I assume guest meant boot option 3. If you choose boot option 3 (before the screen times out and defaults you to the standard boot option), the next screen will give you several choices, one of which is to not use a hard drive at all. If you choose that option, Puppy ignores any pup001 file that may be on the computer and loads into RAM. Try it. Of course, you must configure Puppy every time you boot, but for maximum security you can't beat it. If you're really paranoid you could disconnect the hard drive or even remove it entirely before you boot Puppy.
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Posted: Wed 26 Oct 2005, 09:43
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Here is some more info on logging in as
Unlike a closed system Linux is always evaluating and finding solutions. MS approach to bugs and security issues is much like that in the Old Communist Russia "There is no crime in Russia"
Anyway hope the above link will be of interest - not sure if it is relevant to live CD's like Puppy?
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Posted: Thu 27 Oct 2005, 13:10
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Hello Flash and Lobster
Thanks for your replies. Yes, option 3 lets you run Puppy entirely in RAM, but having to add things all the time is a little annoying. I have installed RealPlayer, also Panda free Linux antivirus as a TSR (dates from May 05 though), Morizot firewall is on, am modprob'ing drivers in and out because otherwise my sound system refuses to work... so option 3 is hyper-secure but only for hyper-secure sessions, not everyday work.
As for disconnecting the HD itself the only thing you need to do is go to the BIOS and set HD IDE settings to None everywhere - and off you go, no HD at all. This really must be hyper-secure and in that case just run Puppy in RAM and forget about everything. This is really well worth a thought for total security...
Thanks for the root-related security website. Actually this happened to me once - I kept downloading system files and installing them into root directories - and once I overwrote one of them with either a newer or older version of the same file - I forget which - and then Puppy would not boot xwin any more. They are quite right on that site - running as root does not help you get protected against yourself...
Browsing through the Net using DOS (I have a legal copy of MS 6.22 on that 386sx with 2MB RAM) is something of an experience, I really do not have that much time and energy to devote to have it up and running 100% but if it can be done relatively quickly I really want to give it a try - it must be so exciting to browse using such a simple, old and small machine.
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Mon, 07 January 2013 at 10:20 am
Matt Dallas Comes Out as Gay Man, Engaged to Blue Hamilton!
Matt Dallas has officially come out as a gay man and has announced that he is engaged!
"Starting off the year with a new fiancé, Blue Hamilton. A great way to kick off 2013!" the 30-year-old actor wrote on his Twitter account.
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Matt kicked off his career with the title role in the series Kyle XY and most recently starred in the show Naughty or Nice. Blue is a Los Angeles based musician.
Congratulations to the happy couple on the great news!
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So apparently Queenie is still undergoing issues with negros (i will be nice) commenting. You CLEARLY hit up the blog because I can see it on my stats...so take the extra mili-second in your lazy computer/television based life to comment...geeez...u know its all in love.
This past Sunday I had the glorious oppertunity to see Erykah BAdu perform...which left me inspired like shit...heres the result--u be the judge
and dennis i got u
beyond the cotton field
by me...
" i see the light, the realization of the fight and the actual consideration of what is true and what is false..i can c the city in the distance"-kimberly exum, technicolor dreams
i quote myself because i aim to b brillant
i couldnt tell u if this was the beginning of my peace
because i began back in '88
and it was then-when my eyes began to open
-and my ears first heard the truth and lie
---rub the sleep out; pull the wax out
i got hella Q-tips
to clean away negative energy so i wont let my dreams slip
just tryna get my cake up
so i can board this spaceship
spittin so much truths and knowledge
that i got nighas doin backflips
dont care about ur rocks and ur dumb ass benz whip
cuz my city will b built based on the words that my lips spit
leavin bitches speechless
cuz my pen leaks golden ink-wells of philosophy
and sometimes gossip
(& then we breathe...)
sighing to the most high
singing just to get by
so we get high
and we puff lye
so we dont believe lies
cut the trees down and put em to good use
aids against the struggle
and the abuse and the disease
and the plagues and the global warming
alarm is ringing--its a universal warning//
& u wander in a daze through a maze
of confusion
of greenery that was built to serve as an illusion
to keep u from becomming a god, not the worshiping kind--a state of mind
and when u fnd yourself finally sittin pretty there in the heavenlies
they strategically tear the wall down brick by brick stone by stone--
til there is only a fragment--not demolished but a fragment--
"when niggas turn into gods walls come tumbling____"-badu
yeyo yeyo yeyo
mother mother mother
i cry out to the earth
craddling the dirt in between my fingers as i lay open to what is to come
she dismisses the bad things that i have done
the cotton that i settled to pick2 make otha folk rich..
her & i become one
as i advance
no one knows who i am but me
i am keiths daughter>discovering that the cerebellum is hereditary via mah daddys seed> even though mama raised me
these are mah truths
what r urs?
continuous jam sessions
thinking beyond the cotton field
(and we breathe...)
humdi lila allah jehova
yaweh dios ma'ad jah
rastafara fya
dance sex music hip hop
only the telephone can make me sleep
when it calls me home
yal dont feel me though
the song she didnt sing all the way...
some more food for ur soul
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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I don't have examples of great women speakers from Australia to offer, but welcome readers' ideas and suggestions to share with Claire and her trainees. Here are the women speakers we've featured on this blog in 2009, many shared by readers or sought by readers looking for good speaking role models:
I got onto your blog when a 14 year old student was entering a competition where she needed to present a speech by a famous Australian. She wanted it to be by a woman. Need I say that no suitable speech could be found. It was my research for her that led me to you.
It reassures me that the issue of getting women to speak in public is a live one in the US - which has a more vigorous oral culture than we do here. In my schools I see the problem quite clearly - girls de-select themselves. Junior girls enter public speaking competitions and do debating, but by the time they're in the senior years the boys outnumber them by two to one. No wonder they're not out there presenting as adults! Hopefully we can gradually turn this round.
- Carol Bartz, CEO of Yahoo! in her first speech as a new CEO
- Actress Jane Fonda and her voice lessons before a new play
- Speakers who participated in major speech competitions: Writer Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson on her first PowerPoint presentation and Ignite! talk; Anne Medlock and her "near-TED experience;" and marketer Jennifer Cohen, who gave her very first talk at Ignite!
- Posted on International Women's Day, speeches by author and activist Isabel Allende, Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, scientist Nalini Nadkarni and singer Nellie McKay
- Our top women speakers series, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Bishop Kathryn Jefforts Schori, athlete and disability activist Aimee Mullins, First Lady Michelle Obama, Governor Jennifer Granholm and chemist and professor Carolyn Bertozzi
- Top women commencement speakers highlighted by one of our speechwriter-readers: performers Meryl Streep and Melissa Etheridge; writers like Gloria Steinem and Anna Quindlen; first ladies Michelle Obama and Barbara Bush; executive Carly Fiorina, impresario Oprah Winfrey and playwright Margaret Edson
- Debra Davidson, a sander at the Martin Guitar Factory and my tour guide there
- Blogging entrepreneurs Katie Kemple, who used experience bellydancing to improve her speaking, and Leah Garnett, who took her inspiration from performing on guitar.
- Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who raised the issue of women getting talked over in meetings, and Sonia Sotomayor, who used storytelling in her confirmation hearings to good effect.
- Kenneth Cole CEO Jill Granoff and Elle Group chief brand officer Carol Smith, both of whom highlighted challenges women face in workplace speaking and presenting
- Speaking from the nonprofit sector were The Acumen Fund's Jacqueline Novogratz, who ably demonstrated how to speak up for a good cause, and Red Cross President Gail McGovern
- Author Elizabeth Gilbert, whose TED talk demonstrates great speaker presence
Please do continue to share your good examples of women speakers, particularly if you can point us to video of them speaking. I look forward to adding to this impressive list in 2010!


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The application and selection process will include various steps:
A.0. Project definition for all applicants
During this phase, the applicants will compose their team, find an endorsing professor or academic supervisor and start to think about their project. They will write a Letter of Intent that will give all the details of their project definition. This document will pave the way for the Scientific Proposal.
- Documents expected: Letter of intent (LOI)
- Deadline: 22/06/2009
A.1. Review of the LOI and first selection of up to 20 teams.
The Review Board will be composed of experts from ELGRA, Human Spaceflight Directorate and ESA's Education Office.
- Results will be announced by the end of September 2009;
- All the selected teams are then assigned a mentor from the European Low Gravity Research Association (ELGRA).
B.0-1. Writing of scientific and technical proposal by selected applicants
After defining their project, the students must consider in detail how the experiment will be realised. At the end of this process, they will be expected to have a very accurate knowledge of the scientific theory related to their project, as well as the way they will realise their experiment – both in a qualitative and quantitative way. Further selection will be based on two documents that are required from all teams that participate in ESA Parabolic Flight Campaigns.
The first document, the Scientific Proposal, will focus on the scientific and theoretical aspects of the project. Through this document, the students will show that they have a very good knowledge of their project topic, using references to bibliography and scientific literature in the field and giving the details of the results expected. Supervised by their mentor, they will learn how to meet the requirements of the writing of a Scientific Proposal.
The second document, the Experiment Safety Data Package (ESDP), is a report on all the technical aspects of the experiment rack: size, mass, nature of all the components, resistance to shocks, behaviour in zero-g, electrical requirements, etc. All those aspects will be assessed during the Safety Review (Step B.2.).
As a conclusion to this preparation phase there will be a workshop at an ESA centre (Step B.1.). During this workshop, the teams will present their projects to the Review Board. This workshop will include a tour of the facilities.
- Documents expected: Scientific Proposal, first version of Experiment Safety Data Package (ESDP)
- Deadline: 16/11/2009
B.2-3. Review by prime contractor and review board
The first version of the ESDP will be evaluated by Novespace, who will rank all the applicants, based on safety and feasibility. The Review Board will then select the best experiments to fly on the Microgravity Research Campaign.
- Final selection of up to four teams expected in January 2010.
C. Experiment preparation
Based on the Scientific Proposal, the selected teams start to implement and build their experiment rack, helped by qualified professionals and their Mentor. The cost of the building will be partly supported by ESA Education. The teams will send on a regular basis updated versions of their ESDP to have it reviewed by Novespace's engineers.
D. Parabolic flights campaign
Selected teams will fly during ESA's 53rd Microgravity Research Campaign in spring 2011. The two week long campaign will take place in Bordeaux, France. The teams will participate in three flights of 30 parabolas each, one parabola lasting approximately 20 seconds.
E. Analysis of results
The teams will analyse the results obtained during the flights and eventually write a scientific paper co-authored by the ELGRA mentor. As a conclusion to the programme, a workshop may be organised. Some students could also be sponsored to attend international conferences (such as the ELGRA Biennial Symposium) and present their results to the scientific community.
Please note that the dates and deadlines detailed above are subject to change without prior notice.


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The website, called SliDeRulE (Safety in Design Risk Evaluator), is intended to be used during a building's design phase and was developed at Oregon State University with funding in part from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
The site's online risk evaluator can help you determine the safety risk associated with an entire building, a building system, or a design feature within the building. You can also compare designs and learn how a building's design features increase or decrease injury risks.
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The boys and I were in Target a few weeks ago and the cashier looked at them and said, "You sure are cute twins". Ryan looked at her and responded, " I'm not a twin". He looked at Connor who said, " Me too" ( of course meaning I'm not either).
Since then I have tried to explain to them that they are twins. They kept telling me no. So, I just dropped the subject deciding to put it off until they are older.
We recently got the boys out of their cribs ( I know we were lucky to keep them in for so long) and bought each of them his own big boy bed. I will let the attached picture speak for itself, but just before they fell asleep Ryan looked at Connor, put his hand on his cheek and said, " You my twin", to which Connor smiled. What a nice memory!
Awww! Look how they're holding on to each other as they sleep!


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Blood donation comes to class
A blood donation learning and awareness tool is now available to elementary, cycle three, and secondary, cycle one, teachers. This educational guide, entitled BLOOD RED!, is aimed at making young people aware of the importance of blood donation so that we can count on a growing pool of young donors.
What is in the guide?
The BLOOD RED! guide includes a teacher's guide, activity sheets that can be photocopied, a glossary, stickers, postcards, a theme poster to decorate the classroom (and announce a drive, if applicable, or simply showcase the class's interest in blood donation) as well as a complementary DVD.
The guide is divided in two parts. The first part is aimed at providing students with basic information on blood and its role in sustaining life. The second part deals with various questions related to blood donation, including practical information on holding a blood drive in schools.
What are the proposed activities?
The kit provides a wide range of stimulating activities. It contains suggestions for research projects, debate topics, riddles to solve and role-playing and word-association games.
It should be noted that some activities take a multidisciplinary approach and foster links between various teaching subjects such as math, English, science and technology, social studies, visual arts, drama, physical education, health, and moral instruction.
The subjects are addressed in such a way as to arouse students' curiosity and interest, whether or not they participate in a drive. The "Organizing a blood drive" section is aimed only at classes participating in a drive.
Special thanks to Desjardins and the Héma-Québec Foundation for their financial support.
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SMPTE to Develop Mastering and Packaging Standard for Entertainment Distributed over Broadband
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (http://smpte.org), the leading international technical society for the motion imaging industry, is forming a technology committee to standardize mastering and packaging formats for content distributed over broadband networks. Such a broadband standard could fuel fresh business models by enabling consumers to purchase entertainment from any online destination and play it back on any device.
The committee's launch highlights SMPTE's interest in addressing the challenges of delivering professional content -- including movies, television programming, online programming and music -- no matter the distribution platform. Broadband 23B will meet for the first time on October 27, 2008 in conjunction with the SMPTE 2008: Annual Tech Conference & Expo (http://www.smpte2008.org) in Hollywood, CA.
"The industry needs to adopt standard content and container formats for the entire electronic distribution ecosystem," said Wendy Aylsworth, engineering vice president, SMPTE. "More media than ever is flowing to consumers outside traditional TV and cinema channels, and currently, it can only be accessed on a limited subset of services and devices because there are no interoperability standards."
Broadband 23B will create a standard that will not only benefit consumers, but will also allow producers and distributors to easily and rapidly deploy content across all broadband services. In addition, it will work toward enhancing the consumer experience by establishing procedures for uniform captions, subtitles and more. The committee's activities will include: detailing the requirements for a universal file container; deciding upon its technical specifications; examining essence formats; developing content identification procedures; and defining structural and descriptive metadata.
SMPTE welcomes the involvement of organizations working in broadband content and distribution and representatives from interested groups should contact the society's headquarters. Participation in Broadband 23B is open to all entertainment technology professionals, particularly those in the content creation, distribution, consumer electronics, IT and retail sectors. All interested parties are welcome to attend the inaugural meeting and conference registration is not required. However, the meeting's proceedings will remain private to SMPTE, and membership in the SMPTE Standards Community is necessary for ongoing participation.
Broadband 23B will meet at 5:15 PM, at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood, CA. Register at www.smpte.org/standards/meeting_schedule/.
About the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is the leading international technical society for the motion imaging industry. As an internationally recognized and accredited standards-setting body, SMPTE develops standards, recommended practices and guidelines and spearheads educational activities to advance engineering and moving imagery. Since its founding in 1916, the Society has established more than 600 standards including the physical dimensions of 35mm film and the SMPTE time code. More recently, it codified the MXF file format to support the exchange of professional AV content and crafted the Digital Cinema Standards, which paved the way for digital movie theaters. Headquartered in New York, SMPTE is comprised of engineers and other technical specialists, IT and new media professionals, filmmakers, manufacturers, educators and consultants in more than 65 countries. They are joined at SMPTE by more than 200 sponsoring corporations, principal players in content creation, production and delivery for all platforms and in entertainment hardware and software. www.smpte.org.
About SMPTE 2008: Annual Tech Conference & Expo
SMPTE 2008: Annual Tech Conference & Expo takes place October 28 - 30, 2008 at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood, CA. It is preceded by the full-day symposium, Filmmaking and Live Event Broadcast, on October 27, 2008, at the same location. Produced by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the leading technical society for the motion imaging industry, SMPTE 2008 is created by entertainment technology professionals, for entertainment technology professionals. It features educational sessions and a hands-on show floor that highlight new and emerging media technologies of practical use to content creation, management, distribution and display professionals. Register at: (http://smpte2008.org/register).
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After my last post I have some clarification. First off, I do not have the body to run in a sports bra. I ran in it based solely on the fact I thought no one would be around, therefore my plans were spoiled with a parade of all things. Secondly, the sports bra I was wearing was over six years old, and I said it was purple, well I would also have to add that it's very, VERY faded and dirty looking, but it's my absolute favorite. Thirdly, many of you commented how you would just turn around. Well I have this weird thing where once I plan out my run, I cannot venture off the path. If I'm doing a long run down by the beach and I say I'm going to turn around at the pier, I have to make myself run all the way to pier and back. I had mentally mapped out my run in my head that Friday night for that Saturday morning and sure enough, I couldn't turn around because that would ruin my plan. I know I'm a little OCD when it comes to planning, you're not the first to realize this. It bodes well when I work with my special events planner friend, and I do see myself possibly getting into the field again. (gasp, I've been planning special events for the past three years!) I get harped on for planning out my schedule weeks in advance and I even plan when I'm running, what routes, everything. So therefore, I couldn't turn around and had to travel the parade route.
So many of you know my love for the show Biggest Loser. Well last nights episode gave me more than enough to blog about for the next four months. First, I completely understand that it's TV and they can spin people to look how they want to, but seriously, VICKI and BRADY! Are you kidding me. This family is super mean and totally game playing. I was SO HAPPY that Amy .C. thought for herself and knew that Brady was a bigger threat and voted him off.
First off, I love Phil and Amy, they are so cute, and "seem" super nice, considerate, and caring. No one is spiteful on the show besides Vicki and Brady and Ed and Heba. Vicki and Brady are RIDICULOUS to laugh at Phil when the challenge was going on, and he fell off his stair stepper. Man, I was cheering for Stacy to win, but unfortunately Ed, whom the bf and I are not a fan of either came back to win and get back on the show. The schemers made the whole house uncomfortable and I couldn't believe that Vicki and Heba were taunting the black team when Phil went home. It might be scripted, but I feel like you can't get Vicki to say such mean spiteful things for no reason.
It's funny because I think Heba thinks they would all 'stick together' but I know they would all stab each other in the back given the chance to win the money. Oh and by the way, can I please work out one session with Jillian!? Gosh! I am going to get her video and give it a try one of these days, it looks super fun and I know she would kick my butt and I would totally love her 30 day shred. Felice over at the Happy Runner said that they work super good and that she can 'feel them working'. That is the best feeling ever.
So tonight I'm going to take a class at the local 24 hour fitness, Amp'd Abs. I used to take it often back in college when I didn't have much to do with my life and I would go to the gym more often. I looked for the class at my new gym and they only had it at 10:30 am. I found a gym by my work and it is at 6:15 pm, so I'll get off work at 5:45, and head over, ready to get my abs back in shape. The class seriously kills you, but it feels so good. I think then I'll run for 45 minutes and maybe do a little bit of weights.
Today on Marcy's blog she showed me the light about the Sports Authority Outlet! So many great deals there! A lot of t-shirts, shorts, anything you name it, they've got it, and super great prices. Also her blog is hilarious and today's was no different with her story of taking her kids to Chuck-e-cheese.
Also I found these funny little bowls for many of you that run with a dog, or have one at home. They are called Slurpabowls and are portable bowls that ensure you'll always have a container for your pets water or food. Can fit on a leash, in a purse, or in a pocket. It holds up to two cups of food or water and it folds flat and can be reused a few times. It's also recyclable. It's 8.95 for six.
You can find these bowls here!
And this could be the sickest thing I've ever bought!
The Nike ThermaFIT hatphones. You can move, groove, and stay warm in the Nike® + women's Soft Shell Therma-FIT® Cap. I'm already obsessed because my little ears FREEZE in the mornings. It's a comfortable skullcap that features fully functional iPod® Nano click wheel controls through the power mesh window in back, so you can keep moving while mixing up your music. I don't really think I'll be doing too much "mixing" but skipping a boring song sounds good to me. Get your own here!
Thanks for all the concern about me actually running into the wall. My arm is healing well!


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A Houston police officer is accused of telling two women, including an undercover HPD investigator, he would tear up their traffic tickets in exchange for sexual favors.
Officer Victor Chris, 37, has been charged with two counts of official oppression.
The investigation that led to the charges began in May when a woman filed a complaint about Chris with HPD's internal affairs division.
According to court records, the woman said she was driving along the 15200 block of Park Row when Chris signaled for her to pull over.
He wrote her several citations because she didn't have insurance and was driving with an expired registration and inspection sticker.
When he returned to the car, Chris allegedly asked if the woman would be interested in seeing him again.
He handed her the citations, then allowed the woman to drive away. About five minutes later, Chris allegedly called her from a blocked number.
He offered to stay away on her court date, which would have resulted in the tickets being thrown out, if she would "make it worth my while," according to the criminal complaint.
On Monday, Chris was the target of an internal affairs sting. He pulled over an undercover HPD officer along the 15300 block of Park Row.
He wrote her citations for driving without insurance and for having an expired registration form and invalid plates.
He let the undercover HPD officer go, then allegedly called her a few minutes later.
Chris "agreed to tear up the tickets if (the undercovr officer) had sexual intercourse with him," according to the complaint.
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Take time to discover old Kauai
Wild natural beauty, laid-back culture give this island its distinctive flavor
Kauai has it all — but not too much of anything.
There are plenty of reasons to love this island. Few places offer the visual splendor and natural diversity of this Pacific oasis. But it's the island's laid-back culture that keeps luring me back.
Kauai is the oldest and northernmost of the four major Hawaiian Islands — and its 64,000 residents aim to preserve its rugged, relaxed individuality as well as its wild natural beauty: Only 5 percent of the island's 552 square miles are designated for urban development and building guidelines prohibit structures higher than a mature coconut palm. The island's major highway is a two-lane road that stops short of the impenetrable Napali Coast and leaves much of the island's interior inaccessible by car. Locals take pride in maintaining narrow single-lane bridges that don't accommodate tour buses.
There's little hustle-bustle here; it's easy to feel you're a part of old Hawaii.
Still, the island has every comfort and convenience a visitor might crave, from five-star hotels to plate-lunch trucks and campgrounds. Kauai even has Costco.
For fun and games, there are, of course, the beaches and all they offer: surfing, snorkeling, swimming, scuba diving, sunbathing. Beyond that, there are rivers to kayak, mountains and valleys to hike, forests and waterfalls for zip-lining over. There are leis to wear, hulas to learn, lilikoi (passion fruit) lemonades to drink — straight or infused with locally made Koloa rum.
With a San Diego friend, I spent a week based on Kauai's sunny southern Poipu Coast. At Ko'a Kea, one of the newer luxe hotels on the island, we sat on our oceanfront balcony, sipping morning espresso (from the in-room espresso maker) as we watched kama'aina (longtime locals) use traditional lei nets to fish the reefs out front. Later that afternoon we snorkeled those same reefs.
We strolled the wooden sidewalks of Koloa, a town that sugar plantations built nearly two centuries ago. At the neighborhood market, we shopped for Kauai–grown coffee, local honey and Portuguese sweet bread — fixings suitable for a picnic during a bike ride along the Koloa Heritage Trial. The trail is a mostly flat ramble past 14 markers that point out sites important to local history and culture. We shared the road with clucking chickens; they roam free everywhere.
Another day, we toured the Allerton National Tropical Botanical Garden, once the mid-19th-century retreat for Hawaii's Queen Emma. Today the garden is a masterpiece of landscape design, merging stunning natural beauty with man-made art presented in outdoor "rooms." Like little kids, we posed for photos, tucked between the massive roots of the garden's Moreton Bay fig trees, near the spot where director Steven Spielberg hid raptor eggs in "Jurassic Park."
After we moved midweek to an oceanfront condo at Whalers Cove, we began to feel even more like locals. We shopped for dinner at the tiny family owned Koloa Fish Market (fishermen deliver their daily catches around 4 p.m.) and stocked our freezer with Lappert's Kauai Pie ice cream, a super-sinful addictive mix of Kona coffee ice cream swirled with fudge, macadamia nuts and coconut flakes.
"It feels like it's our island," said Cindi Lambert, my San Diego friend. "It's so easy to fit into the small-town neighborly ambience. You don't feel like a tourist — unless you want to."
Exploring Napali
Cindi is an experienced hiker and once tackled the Napali Coast's Kalalau Trail, a treacherous 22-mile round trip. "You're on slick red clay on a trail that might be only as wide as your pack," she recalled. "The wind's blowing — and then it starts to rain — and you're cautiously tiptoeing along. You're on the edge of a cliff that's 1,000 or more feet above the raging sea. You're lucky to do a mile an hour. It's absolutely fantastic."
This time we opted to check out Napali's staggering emerald-meets-sapphire beauty, its razor-edge cliffs and isolated beaches, from the air (in a helicopter) and from the sea (in a catamaran).
In 2010, AOL Travel labeled Kauai helicopter tours one of the 10 most dangerous tourist attractions in the world. Scary? Darn right — from the moment we booked our reservations when an agent asked how much each of us weighs, to the harrowing truth-or-flee scene at base when we were ordered on to a scale.
"It's an FAA rule," Shanda Gallagher at Blue Hawaiian Helicopters explained. There were seven of us, and loading the copter was orderly, according to weight, so that the big bird's load was evenly distributed.
Once airborne, we skimmed the Waimea Canyon, a two-mile-wide, 3,500-foot-deep, cloud-frosted gorge dubbed the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.
"We're flying at about 90 miles an hour now," our pilot announced as we closed in on the walls of the island's largest caldera, a volcanic depression. "That gives you some perspective on how large this is." (At 10 to 12 miles across, the caldera is the largest on the Hawaiian Islands.)
When the copter hit air pockets, its dance caused stomachs to lurch, hearts to race. But seconds later, we were mesmerized by long iridescent ribbons of silvery waterfalls cascading down the faces of verdant peaks, lush folds of emerald walls that dropped to the bottoms of twisted canyons. And finally, soaring along the coastline, we glimpsed segments of the Kalalau Trail, and were very, very happy we were viewing it from above.
The next day, our view was from sea level. We let the crew at Capt. Andy's Sailing Adventures do all the work. Our five-hour catamaran sail included a tasty buffet lunch and was to include a stop for swimming and snorkeling. Unfortunately, nature didn't cooperate.
"Ninety-nine percent of the time we go snorkeling and swimming," said Capt. Trent Conlon. But it was too rough this time. No one complained. We photographed a school of spinner dolphins cavorting alongside the cat, spotted humpback whales and ogled the scenery.
"We love it," said Stephanie Fitzgerald, who lives on Kauai. She leaned back on the deck of the sailboat, cradling her 7-year-old son, Kawai, between her legs. "I lost my heart to Napali years ago," she said. "It's always changing — the wind, the colors, the sunlight. I work taking people to see the coast in a zodiac. It's my day off and I'm here with my son, all blissed out on Napali."
Her words rang true for us, too. Only we'd been blissed out all week long.
If you go
Staying there: Ko'a Kea offers 121 rooms starting at $369 a night. Learn more at www.koakea.com.
Whalers Cove offers 39 one- and two-bedroom oceanfront condos starting at $275 a night. Learn more at www.whalerscoveresort.com. Check online for deals/packages at both resorts.
Check Kauai Vacation Rentals (www.kauaivacationrentals.com) and Poipu Vacation Rentals (www.gopoipu.com) for accommodations starting at about $100 per night.
Camping permits for nonresidents cost $25. Phone (808) 241-4463.
Playing there: Hourlong Blue Hawaiian helicopter tours cost $210.65. (www.bluehawaiian.com).
Five-hour Napali catamaran excursions with Capt. Andy's Sailing Adventures, including lunch and a snorkel/swim stop, cost $149 for adults, $109 for kids 2-12 years old. (www.napali.com).
Outfitters Kauai offers bike rentals starting at $25 per day. This is also the place to rent kayaks ($40 per day) and sign up for zip line tours ($154). (www.outfitterskauai.com).
Tours of the Allerton National Tropical Botanical Garden cost $35 per person. (ntbg.org/gardens/allerton.php).
More info: Learn more about Kauai at www.gohawaii.com/kauai. Get more details on Poipu at poipubeach.org.
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SUSAN CAMPBELL: It will take all of us to dismantle culture of violence
Before Sandy Hook, there was Takira, and before Takira, there was Marcelina.
In March 1994, 7-year-old Marcelina Delgado was napping in the back of her family's car when her father pulled up to her grandmother's Hartford apartment to deliver a gallon of milk. Another car pulled alongside, and shots rang out. Marcelina's father yelled, "Duck!" but it was too late. Marcelina was shot in the head.
She lingered for three days in intensive care, and then she died.
The capital city, which had been shredded by gang violence, gasped and stopped. Gangs were a part of every day life then. Even suburbanites who drove in with the daylight and left by dusk knew the names "20 Love," and "Solido," though the blood was being shed over there, in Hartford, and they could ignore it if they left early enough.
But this was a 7-year-old, a little girl whose family said was born laughing, and the sacrifice of a 7-year-old got everyone's attention.
And then in July 2001, another 7-year-old, Takira Gaston, was playing in her Hartford yard during an Independence Day picnic.
Gang violence had abated, somewhat, but Takira's neighborhood was still the kind of place where angels feared to tread. Two warring drug dealers fighting over a particularly profitable street corner began exchanging gunfire, and a stray bullet ripped through Takira's face, tore out her teeth, and shattered her jaw.
Takira's neighbors stood on street corners and shouted into bullhorns that they wanted the names of the shooters, and they wanted action.
Hartford felt raw then, similar to the way Connecticut felt and feels after Sandy Hook.
The shooting of Takira, who survived after multiple surgeries, galvanized many, including the Rev. Henry Brown of Hartford. That bullet should have never hit that 7-year-old, and the Rev. Brown began taking to the street corners every time gun violence shook his town.
He and those who joined him came to be known as Mothers United Against Violence. Some of them, like Henrietta Beckman, were grieving mothers themselves.
Last week, the Rev. Brown spoke at a Hartford panel discussion on reducing gun violence. He was among four other speakers who were at various stages of activism.
He reminded people there that gun violence is a constant in his world, and that while his heart ached for the people of Newtown -- where he went after the school shootings to provide what comfort he could -- this was not a new event, little 7-yearolds -- and children even younger -- sacrificed to bullets.
As one of the organizers of the event, I asked him to come, and hoped he'd say precisely what he did. He reminded us that we are in this together -- urban, suburban, the Westport mothers who drove up to the Capitol for last week's March for Change, the mothers in Hartford, Bridgeport, and New Haven who've been saying this all along, the fathers, the neighbors. It will take all of us, working at our state Capitol, on our street corners, in our faith groups and neighborhoods, to counter our culture of violence. It took all of us to build that culture. It will take all of us to dismantle it, and replace it with something better.
One of the other people on the panel that night was state Sen. Beth Bye. She said we have just weeks to let our elected representatives know what we want. You can find your senator and representative here: http://1.usa.gov/kGspc4. Go to that website, type in your address and then? Get busy.
Susan Campbell is an award-winning author of "Dating Jesus" and former columnist at the Hartford Courant. Her new biography, "Tempest-Tossed: The Spirit of Isabella Beecher Hooker," is coming soon. Email:firstname.lastname@example.com. Read her blog at www.hot-dogma.com. Follow her on Twitter @campbellsl.


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DzVertexMesh and geografting
I'd like to add support to geografted figures but I am unable to understand how to get the DzVertexMesh for the combined figure.
I used to get the vertex mesh for a standard figure like this:
myVertexMesh = qobject_cast(myFigure->getObject()->getCachedGeom());
However, that wouldn't work on a geografted figure because it reads only the base figure geometry.
I've been taking a look also at the dzgraftingfigureshape.h header (BTW, no documentation about this class is available yet), but I couldn't understand if there are some functions that would actually return the combined vertex mesh, facet mesh, selection map etc.
Any chance of getting some help, or maybe a working example? Thanks
The call you are using will give you the current geografted state of the mesh in the general case, it is the call we use to draw/render the graft, but there a couple exceptions. There are a few tools in studio (ie Polygon Selection Tool, Weight Map Tool, etc) that effectively shut grafting off. While these are active nothing is grafted in the scene.
On DzShape there is also the functions "getAssemblyGeometry()" and "getModifiableAssemblyGeom()". When grafting is on these meshes will give you the grafted "Assembled" mesh, though both are in unmodified state. When dealing with a shape that is grafted remember to use the "Assembly" material functions instead of the plain material functions. These "Assembly" material functions can be used all the time as they will fall back to the standard ones when no grafting is occurring.Post edited by ketthrove on
Thanks ketthrove, I tried using:
myVertexMesh = qobject_cast(figureShape->getModifiableAssemblyGeom(false)));
, but the result is the same, only Genesis get loaded. I checked also the myVertexMesh->getNumVertices() and infact the number of vertices, regardless it's a geografting, still shows the same number of the Genesis count.
I selected an un-grafted Genesis with the universal transform selection tool root and ran this script:
var node = Scene.getPrimarySelection(); var obj = node.getObject(); var geom = obj.getCachedGeom(); print( "Vertices:" + geom.getNumVertices() ); print( "Faces:" +geom.getNumFacets() );
It prints:
Vertices:76283 Faces:75488
I then added a graft to Genesis( Cat Tail from Catgirl Genesis on the store) and ran the script and it gives:
Vertices:78341 Faces:77520
The cache has the graft in it.
Thanks for the example. It turned out that I had a forceCacheUpdate instruction that caused the mesh to reset to the base figure, and so all the geometry information for grafted parts was not accounted.
Now the vertices and facets count match what is expected when some grafted parts are applied to the figure.
However, it seems like getSelectionMap() is able only to collect groups for the base figure: grafted parts are not in the list. And obviously the node children for the base figure won't include the grafted parts either.
So what is the approach to follow? I mean, do I have to collect information for the base figure, and then do the same for each individual grafted part (which are basically figures themselves) ?
Or there is a way to scan the primary selection and get all the facegroups that belong to it, grafted and not grafted?
If you are just trying to get the face groups they are on the facet mesh. If you need to not what face group goes to which node that's more tricky. I guess it depends what you need the nodes for. If your just trying to find out what's hidden visible I'd recommend that you use the facet flags on the mesh with the DZ_HIDDEN_FACE_BIT flag to see if they are visible.
Thank you very much: I got rid of the DzSelectionMap and worked directly on the facet groups, and now it seems like geograted figures are working with LAMH.Screen_Shot_2012-10-13_at_10.47_.58_PM_.jpg1317 x 1089 - 155K


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Lewiston man charged with selling crack cocaine
Arrest follows search of Birch Street apartment
An ongoing crackdown on crime in Lewiston's downtown has led to the arrest of a Lewiston man on charges of selling crack cocaine.
Agents from the Central Maine Violent Crimes Task Force and Lewiston police arrested Glenn Murchison, 30, of 74 Birch St., on Monday night on a charge of aggravated trafficking in a scheduled drug, according to Lt. Michael McGonagle.
McGonagle said agents from the task force and from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency searched Murchison's apartment and found approximately 26 grams of crack cocaine, valued at $2,600, as well as cash. Murchison's apartment building is less than half a mile from Longley Elementary School.
Police said the investigation into Murchison's alleged drug dealing is part of Project Hot Spot, an initiative started in May of 2012 aimed at reducing crime in Lewiston.
"In the coming months, residents and business owners of the targeted higher crime areas can expect to see more proactive enforcement efforts and situational prevention strategies employed to help reduce crime and disorder in these neighborhoods," Lewiston Police Chief Michael Bussiere said.


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Rock Garden is secluded along the shore of the South China Sea but conveniently close to Bolinao's town proper for shopping and sightseeing.
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�It just doesn�t feel right,� one woman said during a landscaping consult. �It�s almost like there�s a disconnect somewhere.� Another client pointed to trampled plants and asked, �Why can�t the kids stay on the walkway?� An exhausted retiree cried, �They�re supposed to be low maintenance but these things are so huge I have to shear them all the time!� But my favorite was a young mom gazing on a mid-season vegetable garden. �They didn�t tell me the plants would look so crummy. I want the really pretty gardens on Pinterest.�
If any of these statements rings true at your house, maybe it�s time for a change. Read on to discover the four most common landscape design mistakes and how to avoid them.
IT JUST DOESN�T FEEL RIGHT: When you look outside your family room to the garden, your brain takes in both the room itself and the exterior space beyond. If the feeling presented by the interior decor palette isn�t reflected in some aspect of the exterior space, there won�t be any visual flow through. Creating a palette of colors, textures and materials that is shared by both inside and outdoor spaces helps you feel the connection before you realize it consciously. The more you blur that dividing line at the threshold, the whole becomes far greater than the sum of its parts.
STAYING ON THE WALKWAY: It has always been my contention that kids and dogs find their own routes through life and space. They are the barometer of how well your landscape circulation is functioning, or not. Both creatures always take the straightest line between two points. They also fail to recognize corners that aren�t logically or efficiently laid out. The result is not only trampled plants, but damaged sprinkler heads, altered spray patterns and a perennial mud hole. To resolve this you must change the design using filler paving or objects to deter traffic. Had it been done properly the first time, such conditions rarely present themselves.
MONSTER PLANTS: Professionals know the biggest cause of unnecessary yard work is plants too large for the space provided. It�s usually caused by plant selection based on flower or leaf without knowledge of its ultimate size. I draw each plant on my plan at its MATURE diameter so I know it fits into the space I have designated. That takes training and knowledge to select a good candidate. Get that right and every plant grows into its natural form without pruning so you can go play on the weekends instead of perpetually hacking away at the monsters.
FOOD GARDENS: Everywhere you look there are beautiful photos of raised bed veggie gardens as prim and tidy as a French parterre. Truth is those plants don�t look like that for long. Any experienced vegetable gardener knows how rangy plants become over the summer. Tomatoes get huge, vines ramble and climb, and those quaint little colored lettuce heads you love suddenly bolt and flower. The problem is created when raised beds or that kitchen garden plot is given a high visual priority in the landscape. When it gets ugly at season�s end, it stands out like a sore thumb. This is why food gardens are traditionally placed at the far end of the yard.
In landscape architecture, we�re trained to avoid these problems. I always consider the interior rooms when designing adjacent outdoor space. We learn where and how to intuitively lay out walkways, edges and connections so there�s no need to cut corners. At least two semesters of plant identification teaches students the parameters of most landscape species in design, and details of how they differ in size and form. And though food gardens are hot right now, that doesn�t mean they belong next to the patio.
Good design is worth paying for because it frees you from anxiety, keeps your home cleaner, reduces maintenance and ensures a beautiful view every day of the year.
Maureen Gilmer is an author, horticulturist and landscape designer. Learn more at www.MoPlants.com. Contact her at email@example.com or PO Box 891, Morongo Valley, CA 92256.


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Chocolate Dream Pie
What an impressive finish our Test Kitchen whipped up with this dreamy, creamy chocolate pie topped with peaks of golden meringue! It's sure to be a family favorite.
Total TimePrep: 45 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min. + chilling
Makes8 servings
- 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons cold butter
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 6 to 7 teaspoons cold water
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups fat-free evaporated milk
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Add oil and buttermilk; toss with a fork. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork, until a ball forms. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to a pie plate coated with cooking spray. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges. With a fork, prick bottom and sides of pastry. Line with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450° for 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 6-8 minutes longer or until light golden. Cool on a wire rack.
- In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. Stir in milk and water until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat.
- Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir in chocolate until smooth; stir in extracts. Pour into pastry shell; set aside.
- For meringue, in a small bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Spread evenly over filling, sealing edges to crust.
- Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour; refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.
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Excellent. So rich and creamy. A keeper for sure. Thanks for sharing!


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This tattoo belongs to Kaitlin Bledsoe.
My future career is hopefully going to be Photojournalism (New York Times Photojournalist to be specific). I've always been passionate about photography, and even if I don't make it in the small world of majoring and having a career in it, it'll always be a love of mine. So I decided to get my first Digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera tattooed on my back.
To further add meaning, I added the words "Keep Calm and Snap On." These words come from 1939, when the British government created a poster to raise the morale of the British public in case of invasion. There has been several remakes of these posters, including one for photographers, with the words, "Keep Calm and Snap On."
It's important to us when we are out shooting to always think about the photograph and how we can affect others, instead of doing what's best for ourselves. We need to keep our heads screwed on tightly during an emotional event, and not allow our own thoughts, feelings, and emotions get in the way of capturing the image that could become famous worldwide and help the subject of the image in ways never thought of before.